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The Diocese of Madagascar was established by Patriarchal and Synodal decree on [[September 23]], 1997. Prior to the formation of the Diocese of Madagascar, the territory of the diocese was part of the [[Archdiocese of Zimbabwe]].
 
The Diocese of Madagascar was established by Patriarchal and Synodal decree on [[September 23]], 1997. Prior to the formation of the Diocese of Madagascar, the territory of the diocese was part of the [[Archdiocese of Zimbabwe]].
  
On [[February 16]], 2008, His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria
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On [[February 16]], 2008, His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros II]] inaugurated a new [[seminary]] near the valley of Alasora in Madagascar that was financed by the faithful in Australia, adding a new institution to those seminaries in Alexandria, Nairobi, and Kinshasa.
|Theodoros II]] inaugurated a new [[seminary]] near the valley of Alasora in Madagascar that was financed by the faithful in Australia, adding a new institution to those seminaries in Alexandria, Nairobi, and Kinshasa.
 
  
 
==Ruling Bishops==
 
==Ruling Bishops==

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The Holy Diocese of Madagascar is a diocese under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. Its territory includes the parishes and missions located in the nation of Madagascar and the Islands of Mauritius, Reunion, Comores, and Maillot.

The Diocese of Madagascar was established by Patriarchal and Synodal decree on September 23, 1997. Prior to the formation of the Diocese of Madagascar, the territory of the diocese was part of the Archdiocese of Zimbabwe.

On February 16, 2008, His Beatitude Theodoros II inaugurated a new seminary near the valley of Alasora in Madagascar that was financed by the faithful in Australia, adding a new institution to those seminaries in Alexandria, Nairobi, and Kinshasa.

Ruling Bishops

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